Formerly registered G-ANSO and in a striking blue colour scheme, this aircraft was heavily modified and eventually became target tug SE-DCC.
My photos show it with a false serial as it stands today (yesterday, actually!) in the Svedinos Bil- och Flygmuseum at Ugglarp, 100 km south of Gothenburg.
While querying the owner, Björn Svedfelt today (son of Svedino himself, the late stage performer Lennart Svedfelt), about the incorrect serial, he mentioned that their aim is to paint this aircraft in the original blue Gloster style, shown in fig. 1 below.
This thread is therefore a plea to anyome who may have other photos of the blue scheme, especially a close-up of the Gloster logo on the tail fin, which I could pass on to Björn so that the aircraft can be painted up (even though it now has the wrong type tail). I have not been able to find, in my library or by Googling, any other photo of the blue scheme, and Björn and myself would be most obliged if anyone else can supply pictures.
Incidentally, I shall soon post a report on my Svedinos Museum visit, where I was accorded every possible facility (lighting, a stepladder and pemission to cross the barriers) to get my own pictures. I am collaborating with Björn to produce an English version of the Museum catalogue which lists over 30 aircraft, and there are over 140 cars there too!
By: Jan - 17th October 2006 at 08:30
The F-84G Thunderjet is a former Royal Norwegian AF aircraft, s/n 52-2978, while the pair of F-86D Sabres are both former Royal Danish AF aircraft, s/ns 51-5977 and 51-5984. Both of the Sabres were previously used at Kjevik AFB as battle damage repair airframes.
Regards,
Jan
By: daniel-k - 16th October 2006 at 14:50
That long bit of silver fuselage is also a Thunderjet. Recovered last year from a playground in Skåne.
Looking forward to see your other photos, I have not been in the museum since early June when we shipped the J 22 fighter to France.
Daniel
By: Papa Lima - 16th October 2006 at 11:59
Thank you for the logo, Daniel, I’ll point Björn to this site so he can see if it will be OK for him.
Here are pictures of the various bits and pieces in the Svedinos aircraft hangar. I thought the Sabre was a Fiat G.91 actually! The brown nose is a Thunderjet from Denmark, I believe, and I don’t know about the longer bit of silver fuselage against the wall, Leif was showing me around but had to leave in a hurry, but I will ask him when we make contact again.
A.J. Jackson charges rather high prices for his photos, although I don’t blame him, he also has to earn a living!
Proper report and more piccies (including FAA painted Skyraider!) in a few days time.
MVH PL
By: daniel-k - 16th October 2006 at 10:12
Hi Peter
I’m really glad to see you are helping out at Svedinos too.
I found this logo at Answers.com. If useful, I could change it into a better file format for decals etc.
Regarding photos there is a mention of the aircraft here:
http://www.ajjcollection.co.uk/ANAA.HTM
Hard to tell if it’s something worthwhile.
Oh please can we have some pics of his newly aquired F-86s (one seen in the background)!
Daniel
PS. You will very soon recieve more translation jobs… 🙂
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